Exam Pattern / Analysis

RBI

RBI Syllabus and Exam Pattern
RBI Assistant Selection Process
  • Priliminary Exam
  • Mains Exam
  • Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
RBI Assistant Syllabus
  • English Language
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Reasoning
Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam
S.No Sections / Subjects No of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 English Language 30 30 A composite timeof 1 hour is provided to the candidate
2 Numerical Ability 35 35
3 Reasoning 35 35
Total 100 100
Main Exam
S.No Sections / Subjects No of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 English Language 40 40 30 minutes
2 Quantitative Aptitude 40 40 30 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 40 40 30 minutes
4 Computer Knowledge 40 40 20 minutes
5 General Awarness 40 40 25 minutes
Total 200 200 135 minutes
Penalty

0.25 marks will be deducted for every answer attempted wrong by a candidate. No deduction will be made for the question left blank or unattempted by a candidate.

Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

local language that are to be tested as per the official notification are given below:

S.No Area Language for PT
1 Bengaluru Kannada
2 Bhopal Hindi
3 Bhubaneswar Oriya
4 Chandigarh Punjabi / Hindi
5 Chennai Tamil
6 Guwahati Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo
7 Hydrabad Telugu
8 Jaipur Hindi
9 Jammu Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri
10 Kanpur & Lucknow Hindi
11 Kolkata Bengali / Nepali
12 Mumbai Marathi / konkani
13 Nagpur Marathi / Hindi
14 New Delhi Hindi
15 Patna Hindi / Maithili
16 Thirvananthapuram Malayalam

Only such number of candidates will be called for Language Proficiency Test who stand sufficiently high in merit based on the aggregate marks of the main on-line examination, Such merit will be decided by the Bank in relation to the number of notified vacancies to be filled in.

RBI Grade B
Syllabus
S.No Subject Syllabus
1 Economic & Social Issues Growth and Development, Economic Reforms in India, Globalization, Social Structure in India
2 Finance Financial System, Financial Markets, Risk Management, Basics of Derivatives, Development in Financial Sector, Union Budget, Inflation
3 Managemnet Role of Manager, Human Resource Development, Motivation, Morale and Incentives, Communication, Corporate Governance
Exam Pattern
Prelims Exam
S.No Name of Subjects No of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 General Awareness 80 80 Composite time of 2 hours
2 Quantitative Aptitude 30 30
3 English Language 30 30
4 Reasoning 60 60
Total 200 200
Main Exam
S.No Name of Subjects Paper Type Maximum Marks Duration
1 Paper II: Economics and Social Issues Objective 100 90 minutes
2 Paper II: English (Writing Skills) Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard) 100 90 minutes
3 Paper III: Finance & Management Objective Type 100 90 minutes